ska, punk, nofx, oi!, google and lost friends

a ska/punk concert happening at arena wien. on the way there i start a short story, inspired by an old woman waiting for the bus right around my apartment.

arrival at arena. 7 euro entrance fee, beer & jägermeister for a little warmup.

walking towards the 3rd room in the small arena, where the band is just kickin off, i think about someone who would probably dig it here, but realize on entry the music is a little sub-par if you catch my drift (missed the punkband and the skaband had absolutely crappy trumpet-work).

later on a fun night/morning with a bunch of interesting people and a few more tickets sold for the gig next week.

getting up at high noon, after a mere 6 hrs of sleep, something reminds me of nofx… not knowing, or caring for that matter, where exactly this came from, i hit youtube and listen to such classics as “dont call me white”, “whatever didi wants”, and “the brews”.

laughing my ass off remembering stuff and some of the shit i pulled back then, another thing happens.

i look up the lyrics to “the brews”

reading “oi!” reminds me of when i was about 16 or so. i start to type some stuff into google, only to find an interview with someone i knew very well between the ages of about 9 through 17. my best and probably only real friend back then.

truly weird stuff… more than 10 years ago, this guy and me were inseparable, nigh infamous as the chaos couple, both brains and brawn. the horror in any discussion and moshpit… or parties for that matter… “die oagen sin wieder da – jetzt müssma schneller trinken… und legts JA nix schnelles auf” great times. the skating metalhead and the (then) oi! punk on rampage.

and then: cut. the first and only friendship i allowed to break because of a woman, though the same woman was involved in the breaking of yet another friendship a few years later. this time around, however, it was out of my hands.

so what’s happening? i try to get in touch. let’s see, given there will be contact, if the things to be shared are going to be beers or fists. if the latter, i can probably kiss one nickname good bye *harrharr*

but now to sleep, as tomorrow will be an important day.
keep your fingers crossed between 17:30 and 18:00.